Quality of service (QoS) assurance system using data transmission control
First Claim
1. A method for data transmission rate control in a network comprising:
- receiving a packet transmission, said packet transmission comprising classification data;
classifying the packet transmission based on the classification data;
identifying an access point corresponding to the packet transmission;
determining a data transmission rate based on the access point.
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved quality of service through data transmission rate control in a network. Data rate control may be in the downlink or uplink direction and may be statically or dynamically configured. Rate control may be implemented at varying points in the network including but not limited to at the wireless host, at the access point, at a separate device such as a server or at a separate location within the network. In one example of the present invention, a rate enforcement function is provided for identifying data packets to be enforced or identifying mapping between each packet and corresponding access point. Also, a rate decision function is also provided for determining the data rate to be enforced for each of the access points or each of the wireless hosts.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for data transmission rate control in a network comprising:
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receiving a packet transmission, said packet transmission comprising classification data;
classifying the packet transmission based on the classification data;
identifying an access point corresponding to the packet transmission;
determining a data transmission rate based on the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing a data transmission rate comprising:
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a classification module for classifying a data packet;
an access point identification module connected to the classification module for mapping a host address with a corresponding access point;
a rate enforcing module connected to the access point identification module for providing a data transmission rate corresponding to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for data transmission rate control in a network comprising:
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a rate determining device for providing a data transmission rate for a network element;
a rate control device for providing a transmission rate for a data packet to a plurality of network elements;
wherein the rate determining device comprises an enforced rate table, the enforced rate table comprising data rate information corresponding to an access point;
wherein the rate control device determines a wireless host and access point corresponding to the data transmission and provides the enforced data rate information to the access point.
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28. A system for data transmission rate control in a network comprising:
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a rate control device for providing a transmission rate for a data packet to a plurality of network elements;
a plurality of access points connected to the rate control device for transmitting data at said transmission rate to a host device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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